Thermal performance and entropy generation analysis of a high concentration ratio parabolic trough solar collector with Cu-Therminol®VP-1 nanofluid

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 120, Issue , 2016, Pages 449-465

  Mwesigye, Aggrey ^a   Huan, Zhongjie ^b   Meyer, Josua P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Concentration ratio; Entropy generation; Nanofluid; Parabolic trough receiver; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EFFICIENCY; ENTROPY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NANOPARTICLES; RAY TRACING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VOLUME FRACTION;

CONCENTRATION RATIO; ENTROPY GENERATION; NANOFLUIDS; PARABOLIC TROUGH RECEIVERS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84966417074     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.04.106     Document Type: Article

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